Towel-rack.



Patented July 11, 1916.

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lnventor. Lewis E.Peuse,

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TOWEL-BACK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 11, 1916.

Application filed June 3, 1914. Serial No. 842,761.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Lnwrs E. PnAsn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Somerville, county of Middlesex, State of Massachusetts, have invented an Improvement in Towel-Racks, of which the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawing, is a specification, like characters on the drawing representing like arts.

P This invention relates to towel racks and has for its object to provide a novel rack which has associated therewith a label or indicating member to indicate the use to which the towels on the rack are to be put. In most households it is customary to provide guest towels for the use of, guests and these towels are usually placed in a more or less conspicuous position in a bathroom, so that the guest may readily ascertain which towels he is expected to use.

My invention is especially advantageous for receiving the guest towels and when used in this way the indicating member will have some suitable phrase, such as Guest towels placed thereon so that the guest may readily see which towels he is expected to use. This indicating member may be associated with the towel rack in various ways without departing from the invention, and in the drawings I have illustrated several practical embodiments of the invention.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a form of the invention wherein the indicating member forms part of the towel rack; Figs. 2 and 3 are transverse views through a towel rack showing aconstruction wherein the indicating member is detachably applied to the towel rack; Fig. 4: is a plan view of a different embodiment of the invention; Fig. 5 is a section on the line wm, Fig. 4.

The indicating member which is associated with the towel rack may either form a part of the rack or constitute a separate element applied to the rack. In Fig. 1 I have shown a construction wherein the indicating member forms part of the rack, and the towel rack is illustrated as comprising the two portions 1 and 2, each being provided with a laterally-bent portion 3 and with the foot portion 4 by which it is attached to the wall. Situated between the members 1 and 2 and connecting the latter is an indicating member 5 which forms with the members 1 and 2 the complete towel rack. This indicating member 5 has some suitable word or indication thereon to indicate the use to which the towel on the rack is to be put. The indicating member 5 may be connected to the members 1 and 2 in any suitable way. As herein shown said meniber 15 formed at each end with tubular eX- tenslons 6 provided with internal screw threads and into which screw-threaded nipples 7 on the ends of the members 1 and 2 are screwed. The extension 6 will preferably be the same size as the members 1 and 2 so that a smooth surface is presented at the ]01nt. With this construction when the parts are secured together a rigid towel rack is provlded, one .portion of which con stltutes an indicating member and bears a phrase indicative of the use to which the towels on the rack are to be put.

Instead of making the indicating member part of the towel rack, I may make it as a separate element detachably secured to the rack, and in Figs. 2 and 3 I have shown such a construction. catlng member 50 is provided on its rear face with two fingers 8 that embrace the towel rack 9 and the device is secured to the towel rack by a set-screw '10 carried by one of the fingers. The member 50 may have a pair of fingers 8 at each end thereof if desired.

In Fig. 3 the indicating member 51 is provided at its rear end with a spring clip 11 which embraces the towel rack 9 and is clamped thereto by means of a clamping screw 12.

In F ig.- 1 I have shown a construction wherein the indicating member 52 is made of sheet metal and has at its ends laterally extending flanges 13 and 14 provided with apertures through which the body of the towel rack extends, one of the flanges being provided with a laterally-extending lip 15 provided with a set-screw 16 which can be clamped against the towel rack to hold the indicating member rigidly thereon. WVhere this construction is employed it is desirable to make the towel rack in two parts, as shown at 17 and 18 which are screwthreaded together, as indicated at 19. This construction is preferred because it facilitates the placing of the indicating member in position. Before the indicatin member can be applied the two parts 1 and 18 must be disconnected from each other and then the ends of the parts are inserted through the apertures in the flanges 13, 14,

In Fig. 2 the indi embodiments of my invention I do not wish and then the parts are screwed together. After the two parts of the towel rack are thus united the indicating member can" be adjusted into proper position and retained therein by tightening up the set-screw 16.

While I have illustrated herein several to be limited to the various constructions shown. 7

Y'I claim: 7

1 A towel rackcomprising two separate towel-holding sections, each having at one end' means by which it may be attached to a wall or other support, and an indicating member detachably secured to each section and constituting the sole connection between said sections.

2. A towel rack in member having bosses and two towelholding sections adapted to detachably en- Gopies ofthis patent may be obtained for comprising an indicat gage said bosses whereby the indicating member serves to connect the towel-holding sections.

3. In a towel rack, the combination with an-indicating member having two screw- In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

LEWIS E. PEASE. Witnesses:

BERTHA F. HEUsER, THOMAS J. DRUMMOND.

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